Fans have been encouraged to come in person to the memorial site (Image: REUTERS)

A private funeral for Jonghyun's family will take place on Thursday (Image: AFP)

While the first two days are a public affair, Jonghyun's actual funeral will be a private ceremony just for his family and closest friends.

There, his body will either be cremated or buried.

"According to the families' wishes, the funeral will be held as quietly as possible by family members and colleagues," a statement from SM Entertainment confirmed.

Some fans will hold their own commemorative services this week (Image: AFP)

They hugged each other in their grief (Image: AFP)

Fans are also planning their own memorial services on Christmas Eve where they'll say goodbye to their idol with a candle-lit virgil.

Some are arranging for donations to be made to an orphanage in Kim's name.

Shawols - as SHINee's dedicated fandom are known - are also organising events to commemorate him around the world, including the UK, Italy, France, Poland and Singapore.

Some have already been gathering spontaneously to sing the band's hit song Replay, and are reaching out to each other on social media in the midst of their grief.

Fans and K-pop stars joined forces to see Jonghyun on his way (Image: AFP)

The boyband star had told his sister and best friend he didn't want to carry on (Image: AFP)

Jonghyun's celebrity friends have also joined fans at the memorial site, with many openly crying as they made their way to the special room set aside for tributes.

K-pop sensations Girls' Generation, made up of singers Yoona, Yuri, Taeyeon, Seohyun and Hyoyeon, were seen all wearing black as they walked sombrely to the memorial service.

They were joined by an emotional BTS, one of Korea's biggest pop bands comprising Jungkook, V, Jimin, Jin, J-Hope, RM and Suga, who wore black suits and ties as they walked past the media into the room, with one of the singers appearing to remove his earring to show respect.

EXO's Chen and Xiumin, Red Velvet's Irene, Seulgi, Yeri, Joy and Wendy, the boyband NCT and Super Junior's Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Shindong and Sungmin also turned up to say goodbye to their co-star.